Divide in Order to Conquer? Major Changes Proposed to the Department of Health and Environmental Control

No stranger to scrutiny, the State’s largest administrative agency was the subject of legislation in both chambers with support from both parties that proposed massive changes to the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) – in fact proposing to abolish DHEC entirely in favor of a newly created state agency tasked with protecting the health and welfare of South Carolinians. While neither of the legislative proposals made it to a vote prior to adjournment, DHEC is...
By: Nexsen Pruet, PLLC

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